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ŠĢņņóóŌ#†¼B-»XXa2 #ŌÓ  ÓŌ€XaX»¼B-Ōą  ąOn€the€day€of€trial,€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€to€the€charged€offenses€of€two€counts€ofŠ $P# Šespecially€aggravated€Ō_ŌkidnappingŌ_Ō,€a€Class€A€felony,€and€one€count€of€aggravated€robbery,€a€ClassŠ ģ$< $ ŠB€felony.€€Pursuant€to€the€plea€agreement,€the€trial€court€sentenced€the€petitioner€as€a€Range€I,€violentŠ Ų%(!% Šoffender€to€concurrent€twenty„year€terms€in€the€Department€of€Correction€(DOC)€for€the€especiallyŠ Ä&"& Šaggravated€Ō_ŌkidnappingŌ_Ō€convictions.€€It€sentenced€him€as€a€Range€I,€standard€offender€to€ten€years€inŠ °'#' Šthe€DOC€for€the€aggravated€robbery€conviction€to€be€served€consecutively€to€the€twenty„yearŠ œ(ģ#( Šsentence€for€an€effective€thirty„year€sentence.Š ˆ)Ų$) ŠĢą  ąThe€petitionerššs€convictions€arise€out€of€the€Ō_ŌkidnappingŌ_Ō€and€robbery€of€Jacqueline€WilsonŠ `+°&+ Šand€the€Ō_ŌkidnappingŌ_Ō€of€Ō_ŌDedrickŌ_Ō€Freeman.€€At€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€the€state€presented€and€theŠ L,œ', Šdefendant€stipulated€to€the€following€summary€of€the€facts€surrounding€the€offenses:Š 8-ˆ(-ż ŠŌ_Ō‡Ó™Óą8  ąą8` Š Š ą[O]n€August€14,€1999€around€11:30€in€the€morning€Jacquelyn€WilsonŠ ° Šwas€at€home€when€two€men€broke€in,€each€armed€with€guns,€orderedŠ ³ Šher€to€turn€over€the€money.ж` x` x ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ąą ø ąShe€did€not€know€what€they€were€referring€to.€€They€becameŠ ¼  Šangry,€began€threatening€to€kill€her.€€They€took€her€upstairs€atŠ æ  Šgunpoint,€forced€her€to€[lie]€on€the€floor€and,€again,€repeatedly€madeŠ Ā  Šthreats€to€kill€her.€€They€kept€asking€for€the€money,€the€money,€theŠ Å  Šmoney,€and€she€did€not€know€what€they€were€talking€about.ŠČ ` x` x ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ąą ø ąShe€finally€found€some€money€that€she€had€under€a€mattressŠ Ī  Šthat€she€was€going€to€use€to€pay€for€bills.€€She€gave€that€to€theŠ Ń!  Šdefendants€and€they€took€jewelry€off€of€her€before€they€left.€€TheyŠ Ō$  Šwent€from€her€house€to€the€home€of€Dedrick€Freeman.€€They€foundŠ ×'  ŠDedrick€Freeman€there,€asked€him€where€his€brother€was,€asked€himŠ Ś* Šwhere€the€money€was.€€ŠŻ-` x` x ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ąą ø ąDedrick€Freeman,€as€Ms.€Wilson,€did€not€know€what€theyŠ ć3 Šwere€talking€about.€€They€took€Dedrick€Freeman€upstairs€at€gunpointŠ ę6 Šalong€with€his€step„mother,€Vernita€Edwards€.€.€.€.Šé9` x` x ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ąą ø ąVernita€Edwards€and€Dedrick€Freeman€were€forced€atŠ ļ? Šgunpoint€through€the€house.€€Dedrick€Freeman€and€Vernita€EdwardsŠ ņB Šwere€beaten€with€the€guns€by€the€defendants.€€The€defendants€left€theŠ õE Šhome€with€Dedrick€Freeman€in€their€custody.€€They€took€him€to€aŠ ųH Šnearby€hotel.€€Dallas€Vanburen€was€driving€the€car.ŠūK` x` x ŠĢą8  ąą8` Š Š ąą ø ąThey€ordered€him€to€stay€in€the€hotel€room€and€they€said€thatŠ  Q Šthey€would€release€him€once€his€brother€gave€the€defendants€theŠ !T Šmoney€that€they€were€referring€to.€€.€.€.€[A]ll€of€the€victims€andŠ "W Šwitnesses€in€this€case€identified€[the€defendant€and€codefendant€LouisŠ  #Z ŠTrigg]€in€photospreads.Š $]` x` x ŠÓ™ŚÓĢą  ąAt€the€post„conviction€evidentiary€hearing,€the€petitioner€testified€that€he€hired€his€trialŠ ü%L!! Šattorney€when€he€was€indicted.€€He€said€that€he€told€his€attorney€everything€about€his€case€and€that€Š č&8"" Šthe€attorney€told€him€the€attorney€was€pretty€sure€he€could€win€the€case.€€He€said€he€wanted€to€go€toŠ Ō'$## Štrial€and€did€not€want€to€plead€guilty€because€he€was€not€guilty.€€He€said€that€he€went€to€see€hisŠ Ą($$ Šattorney€at€the€attorneyššs€office€one€to€two€times€per€month,€that€the€meetings€lasted€ten€to€fifteenŠ ¬)ü$% Šā āminutes,€and€that€he€last€met€with€his€attorney€three€weeks€to€one€month€before€his€trial€date.€€HeŠ ˜*č%& Šsaid€that€he€initially€posted€bond€on€the€charges€but€that€at€the€time€of€trial,€he€was€in€custody€onŠ ° Šother€charges.€€Š œģ Šā āĢą  ąThe€petitioner€testified€that€he€and€his€attorney€never€discussed€his€case€fully€but,€instead,Š tÄ Šdiscussed€the€attorneyššs€need€for€more€money.€€€He€said€he€tried€to€give€his€attorney€the€names€andŠ `° Šaddresses€of€witnesses€that€he€wanted€the€attorney€to€subpoena.€€He€said€that€he€asked€for€a€copy€ofŠ L œ Šhis€file,€including€the€statements€of€the€witnesses€and€victims,€but€that€he€never€got€it.€€He€said€thatŠ 8 ˆ Šhe€also€called€his€attorney€to€check€on€his€case€and€that€his€attorney€would€assure€him€that€everythingŠ $ t Šwas€all€right€and€would€ask€for€more€money.€€He€said€that€he€was€not€happy€with€his€attorneyššsŠ  ` Šperformance€before€trial€and€that€he€told€his€girlfriend€Latisha€Jones€and€his€sisters€of€his€concerns.€Š ü L  ŠHe€said€he€did€not€pay€his€attorney€because€his€attorney€was€not€doing€anything€for€his€case.Š č 8  ŠĢą  ąThe€petitioner€testified€that€his€attorney€did€not€thoroughly€explain€the€charges€to€him€butŠ Ą  Štold€him€that€he€was€facing€two€twenty„year€terms.€€The€petitioner€testified€that€this€was€the€stateššsŠ ¬ü  Šinitial€offer€and€this€offer€did€not€change€until€the€day€of€trial.€€He€said€that€on€the€day€of€trial,€hisŠ ˜č  Šattorney€told€him€that€he€could€not€win€his€case,€that€his€codefendant€was€going€to€testify€againstŠ „Ō  Šhim,€and€that€he€would€get€a€one„hundred„five„year€sentence.€€He€said€that€he€felt€like€his€life€wasŠ pĄ Šover€but€that€he€told€his€attorney€he€still€wanted€to€go€to€trial.€€He€said€that€he€pled€guilty€after€hisŠ \¬ Šattorney€continued€to€badger€him€about€receiving€a€one„hundred„five„year€sentence.€€He€said€that€hisŠ H˜ Šattorneyššs€attitude€was€very€aggressive€that€day€and€that€his€codefendantššs€attorney€was€badgeringŠ 4„ Šhim€too.€€He€said€that€he€asked€to€talk€to€his€family,€that€his€family€members€advised€him€to€pleadŠ  p Šguilty,€and€that€they€told€him€that€he€would€serve€only€nine€and€one„half€years€at€most€and€less€forŠ  \ Šgood€behavior.€€He€said€that€although€he€wanted€to€go€to€trial,€he€believed€that€his€family€knew€whatŠ ųH Šwas€best€for€him€at€the€time.Š ä4 ŠĢą  ąThe€petitioner€testified€that€when€he€entered€his€guilty€plea,€he€thought€that€he€would€serveŠ ¼  Šonly€nine€and€one„half€years.€€€He€said€that€although€he€signed€the€guilty€plea€forms,€he€did€not€reallyŠ Øų Šunderstand€them€because€he€had€attended€school€only€through€the€ninth€grade.€€He€said€that€he€wasŠ ”ä Šin€shock€and€confused€when€the€trial€court€told€him€that€he€would€have€to€serve€part€of€his€sentenceŠ €Š Šat€one€hundred€percent.€€He€said€that€he€was€not€guilty€of€the€crimes€and€that€he€agreed€to€pleadŠ l¼ Šguilty€only€because€his€attorney€told€him€that€he€could€not€win€his€case€and€that€he€would€have€toŠ X Ø Šserve€one€hundred€five€years€if€he€went€to€trial.Š D!” ŠĢą  ąOn€cross„examination,€the€petitioner€testified€that€had€he€went€to€trial,€he€would€have€provenŠ #l! Šthat€no€crime€was€committed€by€having€his€attorney€question€the€victims.€€He€agreed€that€before€theŠ $X" Ševidentiary€hearing,€he€had€reviewed€the€victimsšš€statements€about€the€crimes€and€that€the€victimsŠ ō$D # Šknew€him.€€He€said€he€had€several€witnesses,€including€his€cousins€and€brothers„in„law,€who€couldŠ ą%0!$ Šhave€testified€for€him.€€He€said€that€Terry€Hirvery€would€have€testified€that€the€petitioner€was€notŠ Ģ&"% Šat€the€scene€of€the€crimes€and€that€Glen€Hirvery€would€have€testified€that€the€victims€told€him€thatŠ ø'#& Šthe€petitioner€did€not€rob€them.€€He€said€Ms.€Jones€and€his€sister€Anneice€Edmondson€would€haveŠ ¤(ō#' Štestified€that€he€was€at€home€on€the€day€of€the€crimes.€€He€said€he€had€other€witnesses,€but€he€couldŠ )ą$( Šā ānot€recall€who€they€were.€€He€said€that€his€trial€attorney€never€asked€him€for€the€names€of€witnessesŠ |*Ģ%) Šand€that€he€did€not€give€his€attorney€this€information€because€he€believed€it€was€his€attorneyššsŠ ° Šresponsibility€to€defend€him.Š œģ Šā āĢą  ąThe€petitioner€acknowledged€having€prior€convictions€for€two€Class€B€felonies,€two€ClassŠ tÄ ŠC€felonies,€and€two€Class€E€felonies.€€He€said€his€attorney€told€him€that€when€he€got€to€theŠ `° Špenitentiary,€the€twenty„year€sentence€and€the€ten„year€sentence€would€automatically€run€together.€Š L œ ŠHe€admitted€that€he€lied€to€the€trial€court€at€the€submission€hearing€when€he€said€that€no€one€wasŠ 8 ˆ Šforcing€him€to€plead€guilty€and€that€he€did€not€have€any€questions€or€complaints€about€his€attorneyššsŠ $ t Šrepresentation.Š  ` ŠĢą  ąLatisha€Jones€testified€that€she€was€the€petitionerššs€girlfriend€and€that€she€had€spoken€withŠ č 8  Šthe€petitionerššs€trial€attorney€about€the€facts€of€the€petitionerššs€case.€€She€said€she€went€with€theŠ Ō$  Špetitioner€to€his€attorneyššs€office€once€or€twice€and€sat€outside€during€the€meetings,€which€lastedŠ Ą  Štwenty€to€twenty„five€minutes.€€She€said€that€the€petitioner€went€to€other€meetings€with€his€attorneyŠ ¬ü  Šwithout€her.€€She€said€that€on€the€day€that€the€petitioner€pled€guilty,€his€attorney€told€her€that€theŠ ˜č  Špetitioner€would€serve€nine€and€one„half€to€ten€years€and€that€he€would€get€out€early€with€goodŠ „Ō  Šbehavior.€€She€said€that€she€did€not€tell€the€attorney€that€the€petitioner€wanted€to€go€to€trial€and€thatŠ pĄ Šthe€petitioner€told€her€that€he€did€not€want€to€go€to€trial.Š \¬ ŠĢą  ąAgnes€Edmondson,€the€petitionerššs€younger€sister,€testified€that€on€the€day€of€trial,€theŠ 4„ Špetitionerššs€attorney€told€her€that€he€could€get€the€petitioner€ten„€and€twenty„year€sentences€thatŠ  p Šwould€run€together.€€She€said€the€attorney€told€her€that€the€petitioner€would€serve€nine€to€ten€yearsŠ  \ Šor€less€on€good€behavior.€€She€said€the€attorney€said€the€petitioner€would€have€to€serve€one€hundredŠ ųH Šfive€years€if€convicted€at€trial.€€She€said€she€told€the€petitioner€that€he€would€serve€only€nine€and€one„Š ä4 Šhalf€to€ten€years€if€he€pled€guilty€and€advised€him€to€plead€guilty€because€of€this.€€She€agreed€thatŠ Š  Šthe€petitioner€did€not€want€to€go€to€trial€because€he€was€facing€a€one„hundred„five„year€sentence.€€Š ¼  ŠĢą  ąAnneice€Edmondson,€the€petitionerššs€older€sister,€testified€that€on€the€day€of€trial,€theŠ ”ä Špetitionerššs€attorney€told€her€that€she€needed€to€encourage€the€petitioner€to€plead€guilty€and€acceptŠ €Š Ša€twenty„year€sentence€and€a€ten„year€sentence€that€would€run€concurrently.€€She€said€the€attorneyŠ l¼ Štold€her€that€the€petitioner€would€serve€nine€years€or€less€on€good€behavior.€€She€said€that€theŠ X Ø Špetitioner€wanted€to€go€to€trial€but€that€the€attorney€assured€her€that€if€the€petitioner€went€to€trial,€heŠ D!” Šwould€get€a€one„hundred„five„year€sentence.€€She€said€she€saw€no€alternative€to€the€guilty€plea.Š 0"€  ŠĢą  ąThe€petitionerššs€trial€attorney€testified€that€the€petitioner€retained€him€and€that€he€receivedŠ $X" Šdiscovery,€which€he€believed€was€š šopen„file,šš€from€the€state.€€He€said€that€he€met€with€the€petitionerŠ ō$D # Šat€his€office€and€that€they€went€over€the€discovery.€€He€said€no€one€was€with€the€petitioner€at€thisŠ ą%0!$ Šmeeting.€€He€said€he€met€with€the€petitioner€twice€by€August€2000€when€the€petitionerššs€trial€dateŠ Ģ&"% Šwas€scheduled€for€the€following€February.€€He€said€he€sent€the€petitioner€a€series€of€letters€informingŠ ø'#& Šhim€of€the€trial€date€and€requesting€that€they€meet€to€discuss€possible€defenses€and€trial€strategy.€€HeŠ ¤(ō#' Šsaid€the€petitioner€would€call€him€to€schedule€meetings€but€then€would€not€show€up€for€the€meetings.€Š )ą$( ŠHe€said€the€petitioner€failed€to€attend€meetings€on€November€30,€2000;€December€15,€2000;€andŠ |*Ģ%) ŠJanuary€5,€2001.€€He€said€that€he€made€copies€of€discovery€materials€for€the€petitioner€but€that€theŠ h+ø&* Špetitioner€never€returned€to€his€office€to€get€them.€€He€said€that€he€learned€that€the€petitioner€was€inŠ ° Šcustody€in€mid€to€late€January€2001€and€that€he€immediately€began€preparing€for€trial.€€€€Š œģ ŠĢą  ąThe€petitionerššs€trial€attorney€testified€that€the€discovery€from€the€state€included€statementsŠ tÄ Šfrom€the€victims,€Jacqueline€Wilson€and€Dedrick€Freeman,€at€least€one€of€whom€claimed€to€haveŠ `° Šknown€the€petitioner€before€the€crimes.€€He€said€the€victims€had€also€identified€the€petitioner€fromŠ L œ Šphotograph€arrays.€€He€said€the€victimsšš€statements,€if€believed,€revealed€that€the€petitioner€wasŠ 8 ˆ Šguilty€of€the€charged€offenses.€€He€said€that€the€petitioner€explained€to€him€what€had€happened€onŠ $ t Šthe€day€of€the€offenses€and€that€the€attorney€was€not€aware€of€an€available€defense.€€He€said€theŠ  ` Špetitioner€never€gave€him€a€list€of€witnesses€or€any€information€that€would€have€provided€a€defenseŠ ü L  Što€the€charged€crimes.€€Š č 8  ŠĢą  ąThe€attorney€acknowledged€he€did€not€file€any€pretrial€motions€in€the€petitionerššs€case.€€HeŠ Ą  Šsaid€he€saw€no€basis€for€moving€for€a€change€of€venue€or€the€suppression€of€the€petitionerššsŠ ¬ü  Šstatement€to€the€police.€€He€admitted€that€he€did€not€file€a€Rule€609,€Tenn.€R.€Evid.,€motion€toŠ ˜č  Šexclude€the€petitionerššs€prior€convictions€but€said€that€if€the€case€had€gone€to€trial,€he€would€haveŠ „Ō  Šasked€the€trial€court€to€consider€the€admissibility€of€the€prior€convictions€under€Rule€609.€€He€saidŠ pĄ Šhe€believed€the€petitioner€was€aware€of€the€fact€that€he€had€no€defense€before€the€trial€date.€€He€saidŠ \¬ Šhe€advised€the€petitioner€not€to€testify€at€trial.€€€€€€€€Š H˜ ŠĢą  ąThe€attorney€testified€that€both€before€and€on€the€day€of€trial,€he€told€the€petitioner€that€ifŠ  p Šconvicted,€he€was€facing€a€maximum€sentence€of€over€one€hundred€years€as€a€Range€II€offender.€€HeŠ  \ Šsaid€that€when€the€state€provided€the€discovery€packet,€it€made€a€plea€offer€involving€a€forty„yearŠ ųH Šsentence.€€He€said€that€other€than€discussing€the€petitionerššs€case€with€the€prosecutor€during€courtŠ ä4 Šappearances,€he€did€not€conduct€additional€negotiations€with€the€state.€€He€said€he€did€not€believeŠ Š  Šany€reason€existed€to€appeal€the€stateššs€offer€to€a€higher€ranking€prosecutor.€€He€said€he€spoke€withŠ ¼  Šthe€attorney€of€the€petitionerššs€codefendant€at€court€appearances€and€on€the€day€of€trial.€€He€said€heŠ Øų Šlearned€that€the€codefendant€had€accepted€a€plea€offer€and€would€testify€against€the€petitioner€at€trial.€Š ”ä ŠHe€said€he€believed€the€codefendantššs€testimony€would€significantly€hurt€the€petitionerššs€case.€€HeŠ €Š Šsaid€the€second€codefendant€had€absconded.€€€Š l¼ ŠĢą  ąThe€attorney€testified€that€on€the€day€of€trial,€the€prosecutor€agreed€to€offer€consecutiveŠ D!” Štwenty„€and€ten„year€sentences€for€an€effective€thirty„year€sentence.€€He€said€that€he€was€preparedŠ 0"€  Šfor€trial€but€that€he€recommended€that€the€petitioner€plead€guilty.€€He€said€he€explained€theŠ #l! Špetitionerššs€exposure€and€the€stateššs€reduced€offer€to€the€petitionerššs€family.€€He€said€that€he€did€notŠ $X" Štell€the€petitionerššs€family€that€the€petitioner€would€have€to€serve€the€sentences€for€especiallyŠ ō$D # Šaggravated€kidnapping€at€one€hundred€percent,€a€fact€he€subsequently€learned€from€the€prosecutor.€Š ą%0!$ ŠHe€said€he€initially€told€the€petitioner€that€he€would€serve€all€of€his€sentences€at€thirty€percent.€€TheŠ Ģ&"% Šattorney€went€over€the€paperwork€with€the€petitioner€after€the€petitioner€talked€with€his€girlfriendŠ ø'#& Šand€two€sisters.€€He€said€that€at€that€time,€he€told€the€petitioner€that€he€would€have€to€serve€theŠ ¤(ō#' Štwenty„year€sentences€for€especially€aggravated€kidnapping€at€one€hundred€percent.€€He€said€that€theŠ )ą$( Špetitioner€had€wanted€to€go€to€trial€but€that€after€talking€to€his€family,€the€petitioner€felt€it€was€in€hisŠ |*Ģ%) Šbest€interest€to€plead€guilty,€especially€after€his€codefendant€had€decided€to€plead€guilty€and€testifyŠ h+ø&* Šagainst€him.€€He€said€the€petitionerššs€desire€to€plead€guilty€did€not€change€after€he€talked€to€theŠ ° Špetitioner€about€the€one„hundred„percent€service€on€the€twenty„year€terms.€€The€attorney€said€thatŠ œģ Šat€the€submission€hearing,€both€the€prosecutor€and€the€trial€court€went€over€the€terms€of€the€pleaŠ ˆŲ Šagreement,€including€the€one„hundred„percent€service€of€the€twenty„year€terms.€€He€said€thatŠ tÄ Šalthough€he€advised€the€petitioner€to€accept€the€plea,€it€was€the€petitionerššs€decision.€€He€said€he€didŠ `° Šnot€force€or€coerce€the€petitioner€to€plead€guilty.Š L œ ŠĢą  ąThe€state€introduced€the€transcript€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€at€which€the€petitioner€statedŠ $ t Šthat€he€was€thirty„one€years€old,€had€attended€school€through€tenth€grade,€and€could€read€and€writeŠ  ` Šwithout€any€problem.€€He€agreed€that€he€was€pleading€guilty€freely€and€voluntarily€and€that€no€oneŠ ü L  Šwas€forcing€him€to€plead€guilty.€€He€agreed€that€he€had€discussed€his€case€thoroughly€with€hisŠ č 8  Šattorney€and€that€they€had€gone€over€the€paperwork€relating€to€his€guilty€pleas.€€He€acknowledgedŠ Ō$  Šthat€he€had€no€complaints€about€his€attorneyššs€representation€and€had€no€questions€about€his€guiltyŠ Ą  Špleas.€€Both€the€state€and€the€trial€court€stated€that€the€petitioner€would€be€required€to€serve€oneŠ ¬ü  Šhundred€percent€of€his€twenty„year€sentences€for€especially€aggravated€kidnapping€before€becomingŠ ˜č  Šeligible€for€release.€€The€prosecutor€noted€that€the€petitioner€was€arrested€for€another€offense€onŠ „Ō  ŠFebruary€21,€2001,€which€had€resulted€in€his€return€to€custody.Š pĄ ŠĢą  ąThe€trial€court€denied€the€post„conviction€petition,€finding€that€the€petitioner€was€fully€awareŠ H˜ Šof€the€terms€of€the€plea€agreement€and€that€his€decision€to€plead€guilty€was€free,€voluntary,€andŠ 4„ Šwithout€coercion€from€his€attorney.€€It€found€no€credible€proof€existed€that€the€petitioner€was€misledŠ  p Šin€any€way€in€entering€the€guilty€pleas.€€It€also€found€that€the€petitionerššs€trial€attorneyššsŠ  \ Šrepresentation€met€the€standards€established€by€Tennessee€case€law.Š ųH ŠĢą@  ģąņ ņINEFFECTIVE€ASSISTANCE€OF€COUNSELó óˆŠ Š  ŠĢą  ąThe€petitioner€contends€that€his€trial€attorney€failed€to€investigate€his€case€or€prepare€for€trialŠ Øų Šadequately.€€He€argues€that€the€attorney€relied€solely€upon€the€discovery€packet€provided€by€the€stateŠ ”ä Šand€did€not€interview€or€subpoena€witnesses.€€He€asserts€that€his€attorney€did€not€hire€an€investigatorŠ €Š Šor€seek€the€assistance€of€expert€witnesses.€€As€evidence€of€the€lack€of€investigation,€he€points€to€theŠ l¼ Šfact€that€his€attorney€did€not€realize€that€he€would€have€to€serve€his€sentences€for€especiallyŠ X Ø Šaggravated€kidnapping€at€one€hundred€percent€until€the€attorney€learned€it€from€the€prosecutor.€€HeŠ D!” Šsummarily€argues€that€his€attorney€filed€no€pretrial€motions€to€suppress€his€statement€to€the€policeŠ 0"€  Šor€to€exclude€his€prior€convictions.€€He€maintains€that€his€attorney€did€not€discuss€his€case€with€himŠ #l! Šduring€the€six€months€before€his€trial€date€or€meet€with€him€once€he€was€in€custody.€€Although€heŠ $X" Šacknowledges€that€he€missed€several€meetings€with€his€attorney,€he€faults€his€attorney€for€notŠ ō$D # Šdiscussing€the€substance€of€his€case€with€him€during€telephone€conversations.€€He€also€argues€thatŠ ą%0!$ Šhis€attorney€spent€only€four€days€preparing€for€his€trial.€€He€contends€that€the€cumulative€effect€ofŠ Ģ&"% Šthese€deficiencies€creates€a€reasonable€probability€that€the€outcome€of€his€case€would€have€beenŠ ø'#& Šdifferent€had€his€attorney€rendered€effective€representation.€€The€state€contends€that€the€attorney€€wasŠ ¤(ō#' Šnot€ineffective€and€that€the€petitioner€freely,€knowingly,€and€voluntarily€pled€guilty.€€We€agree€withŠ )ą$( Šthe€state.Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Šą  ąUnder€the€Sixth€Amendment,€when€a€claim€of€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€is€made,€theŠ ° Šburden€is€on€the€petitioner€to€show€that€(1)€counselššs€performance€was€deficient,€and€(2)€theŠ œģ Šdeficiency€was€prejudicial€in€terms€of€rendering€a€reasonable€probability€that€the€result€of€the€trialŠ ˆŲ Šwas€unreliable€or€the€proceedings€fundamentally€unfair.€€ņņStrickland€v.€Washingtonóó,€466€U.S.€668,Š tÄ Š687,€104€S.€Ct.€2052,€2064€(1984);€ņņseeóó€ņņLockhart€v.€Fretwellóó,€506€U.S.€364,€368-72,€113€S.€Ct.€838,Š `° Š842-44€(1993).€€The€ņņStricklandóó€standard€has€been€applied€to€the€right€to€counsel€under€article€I,Š L œ Šsection€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.€€ņņState€v.€Melsonóó,€772€S.W.2d€417,€419€n.2€(Tenn.€1989).€Š 8 ˆ ŠWhen€a€petitioner€claims€that€the€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€resulted€in€a€guilty€plea,€theŠ $ t Špetitioner€must€prove€that€counsel€performed€deficiently€and€that€but€for€counselššs€errors,€theŠ  ` Špetitioner€would€not€have€pled€guilty€and€would€have€insisted€upon€going€to€trial.€€ņņHill€v.€Lockhartóó,Š ü L  Š474€U.S.€52,€59,€106€S.€Ct.€366,€370€(1985).Š č 8  ŠĢą  ąIn€ņņBaxter€v.€Roseóó,€523€S.W.2d€930,€936€(Tenn.€1975),€our€supreme€court€decided€thatŠ Ą  Šattorneys€should€be€held€to€the€general€standard€of€whether€the€services€rendered€were€within€theŠ ¬ü  Šrange€of€competence€demanded€of€attorneys€in€criminal€cases.€€Further,€the€court€stated€that€the€rangeŠ ˜č  Šof€competence€was€to€be€measured€by€the€duties€and€criteria€set€forth€in€ņņBeasley€v.€United€Statesóó,Š „Ō  Š491€F.2d€687,€696€(6th€Cir.€1974)€and€ņņUnited€States€v.€DeCosteróó,€487€F.2d€1197,€1202-04€(D.C.€Cir.Š pĄ Š1973).€€Also,€in€reviewing€counselššs€conduct,€a€š šfair€assessment€of€attorney€performance€requiresŠ \¬ Šthat€every€effort€be€made€to€eliminate€the€distorting€effects€of€hindsight,€to€reconstruct€theŠ H˜ Šcircumstances€of€counselššs€challenged€conduct,€and€to€evaluate€the€conduct€from€counselššsŠ 4„ Šperspective€at€the€time.šš€€ņņStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€689,€104€S.€Ct.€at€2065;€ņņseeóó€ņņHellard€v.€Stateóó,€629Š  p ŠS.W.2d€4,€9€(Tenn.€1982).Š  \ ŠĢą  ąIn€order€for€a€petitioner€to€succeed€on€a€post-conviction€claim,€the€petitioner€must€show€theŠ ä4 Šallegations€set€forth€in€his€petition€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ššŠ Š  Š40-30-210(f).€€On€appeal,€we€are€bound€by€the€trial€courtššs€findings€of€fact€unless€we€conclude€thatŠ ¼  Šthe€evidence€in€the€record€preponderates€against€those€findings.€€ņņFields€v.€Stateóó,€40€S.W.3d€450,€456Š Øų Š(Tenn.€2001).€€Because€they€are€mixed€questions€of€law€and€fact,€we€review€the€trial€courtššsŠ ”ä Šconclusions€as€to€whether€counselššs€performance€was€deficient€and€whether€that€deficiency€wasŠ €Š Šprejudicial€under€a€ņņdeóó€ņņnovoóó€standard€with€no€presumption€of€correctness.€€ņņId.óó€at€457.€€Post-convictionŠ l¼ Šrelief€may€only€be€given€if€a€conviction€or€sentence€is€void€or€voidable€because€of€a€violation€of€aŠ X Ø Šconstitutional€right.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€40-30-203.Š D!” ŠĢą  ąInitially,€the€state€contends€that€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€claim€that€his€guilty€plea€was€notŠ #l! Šfreely,€knowingly,€and€voluntarily€entered€or€that€his€attorney€was€ineffective€in€the€representationŠ $X" Šhe€gave€with€respect€to€the€guilty€plea.€€We€agree€that€the€thrust€of€the€petitionerššs€brief€is€that€hisŠ ō$D # Šattorney€was€ineffective€in€his€investigation€of€the€petitionerššs€case€and€his€preparation€for€trial.€Š ą%0!$ ŠNevertheless,€in€light€of€petitionerššs€testimony€at€the€evidentiary€hearing€that€he€wanted€to€go€to€trialŠ Ģ&"% Šbut€was€š šbadgeredšš€into€pleading€guilty€by€his€attorneyššs€emphasis€on€his€potential€maximumŠ ø'#& Šsentence€if€convicted,€we€take€the€petitionerššs€claims€to€include€a€challenge€to€his€guilty€plea€basedŠ ¤(ō#' Šupon€his€attorneyššs€representation.€€In€this€respect,€the€law€is€well-settled€that€the€choice€between€aŠ )ą$( Štrial€that€could€result€in€harsh€punishment€upon€conviction€and€a€guilty€plea€involving€a€lesserŠ |*Ģ%) Špunishment€does€not€render€the€guilty€plea€involuntary.€€ņņHicks€v.€Stateóó,€983€S.W.2d€240,€248€(Tenn.Š h+ø&* ŠCrim.€App.€1998);€ņņParham€v.€Stateóó,€885€S.W.2d€375,€381€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994);€ņņsee€alsoóó€ņņBrattonŠ ° Šv.€Stateóó,€477€S.W.2d€754,€757€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1971)€(holding€that€š ša€guilty€plea€is€not€renderedŠ œģ Šinvoluntary€by€the€fact€that€the€accused€is€faced€with€an€election€between€a€possible€death€sentenceŠ ˆŲ Šon€a€plea€of€not€guilty€and€a€lesser€sentence€upon€a€guilty€pleašš).€€In€fact,€in€order€for€a€defendant€toŠ tÄ Šmake€š ššša€voluntary€and€intelligent€choice€among€the€alternative€courses€of€actionšš€available€to€him,Š `° Šcounsel€must€advise€the€accused,€among€other€things,€of€the€choices€that€are€available€to€him€as€wellŠ L œ Šas€the€probable€outcome€of€these€choices.šš€€ņņParhamóó,€885€S.W.2d€at€384€(quoting€ņņóó€ņņNorth€Carolina€v.Š 8 ˆ ŠAlfordóó,€400€U.S.€25,€31,€91€S.€Ct€160,€164€(1970)).€€If€an€attorney€believes€it€to€be€in€the€defendantššsŠ $ t Šbest€interest€to€plead€guilty,€the€attorney€should€advise€the€defendant€to€do€so.€€ņņId.óó€€In€so€advising,Š  ` Šthe€attorney€may€use€reasonable€persuasion€to€convince€the€defendant€to€accept€his€or€her€advice.€Š ü L  ŠņņId.ó󀀩 č 8  ŠĢą  ąIn€the€present€case,€the€petitionerššs€trial€attorney€testified€that€he€believed€that€the€witnessesŠ Ą  Šfor€the€state€would€provide€sufficient€evidence€to€convict€the€petitioner,€that€the€codefendantššsŠ ¬ü  Štestimony€would€hurt€the€petitionerššs€case,€that€he€knew€of€no€defense€available€to€the€petitioner,€thatŠ ˜č  Šthe€petitioner€faced€a€substantial€sentence€upon€conviction,€and€that€it€was€in€the€petitionerššs€bestŠ „Ō  Šinterest€to€plead€guilty.€€In€light€of€his€view€of€the€strength€of€the€evidence€against€the€petitioner,€theŠ pĄ Šattorney€was€justified€in€advising€the€petitioner€that€he€faced€a€substantial€sentence€upon€conviction.€Š \¬ ŠAlthough€the€attorney€testified€that€he€initially€told€the€petitioner€the€wrong€release€eligibilityŠ H˜ Špercentage€for€the€especially€aggravated€kidnapping€sentences,€he€told€the€petitioner€the€correctŠ 4„ Špercentage€while€they€were€completing€the€paperwork€before€the€submission€hearing.€€The€trial€courtŠ  p Šaccredited€the€attorneyššs€testimony€that€he€did€not€coerce€the€petitioner€into€pleading€guilty€andŠ  \ Šfound€that€the€petitioner€was€not€misled€about€the€terms€of€the€guilty€plea.€€The€petitioner€is€notŠ ųH Šentitled€to€relief€on€this€ground.Š ä4 ŠĢą  ąWith€regard€to€the€petitionerššs€argument€that€his€attorney€did€not€adequately€investigate€hisŠ ¼  Šcase€or€prepare€for€trial,€the€petitioner€has€failed€to€show€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€that€heŠ Øų Šwould€not€have€pled€guilty€if€the€investigation€or€preparation€had€been€more€extensive.€€A€guilty€pleaŠ ”ä Šbased€upon€the€reasonably€competent€advice€of€counsel€may€not€be€attacked€because€of€theŠ €Š Špossibility€that€the€eventual€outcome€of€an€issue€may€have€been€favorable€to€the€petitioner€had€heŠ l¼ Šor€she€proceeded€to€trial.€€ņņMcMann€v.€Richardsonóó,€397€U.S.€768,€769-70,€90€S.€Ct.€1114,€1448Š X Ø Š(1970).€€The€decision€to€plead€guilty€before€all€the€issues€are€resolved€necessarily€involves€theŠ D!” Šmaking€of€difficult€choices€based€upon€uncertain€judgments€and€predictions.€€ņņId.óó€€Furthermore,€aŠ 0"€  Šdefendantššs€decision€to€plead€guilty€may€rest€upon€factors€that€go€beyond€the€legal€issues€involvedŠ #l! Šin€the€case€such€as€the€reduction€of€stress€on€the€defendant€and€his€or€her€family,€the€removal€ofŠ $X" Šuncertain€consequences€arising€from€a€trial,€and€the€reduction€of€actual€exposure.€€ņņSee,€e.g.óó,€ņņid.óó€atŠ ō$D # Š768-69,€90€S.€Ct.€at€1447.€€Thus,€in€order€to€prove€the€prejudice€prong€of€ņņStricklandóó,€466€U.S.€at€687,Š ą%0!$ Š104€S.€Ct.€at€2064,€the€petitioner€must€establish€that€a€reasonable€probability€exists€that€š šbut€forŠ Ģ&"% Šcounselššs€errors,šš€he€would€not€have€pled€guilty€but€would€have€insisted€on€a€trial.€€ņņHillóó,€474€U.S.Š ø'#& Šat€59,€106€S.€Ct.€at€370.€€The€petitioner€testified€that€he€decided€to€plead€guilty€because€his€attorneyŠ ¤(ō#' Štold€him€that€he€could€not€win€his€case€and€because€of€the€lengthy€sentence€he€faced€if€convicted€atŠ )ą$( Šā ātrial.€€He€also€testified€that€his€family€encouraged€him€to€plead€guilty€and€that€he€thought€his€familyŠ |*Ģ%) Šknew€what€was€best€for€him€at€the€time€of€the€guilty€plea.€€The€petitioner€does€not€claim€that€hisŠ ° Šdecision€to€plead€guilty€was€influenced€by€the€attorneyššs€investigation€or€preparation€for€trial.Š œģ Šā āĢą  ąThe€petitioner€has€also€failed€to€carry€his€burden€of€proof€with€regard€to€his€claims€that€hisŠ tÄ Šattorney€should€have€investigated€certain€witnesses,€conducted€additional€discovery,€and€spent€moreŠ `° Štime€preparing€for€trial.€€Although€the€petitioner€testified€about€witnesses€who€would€have€providedŠ L œ Ša€defense€at€trial,€he€did€not€call€Terry€or€Glen€Hirvery€or€question€Ms.€Jones€and€his€sister€about€hisŠ 8 ˆ Šwhereabouts€on€the€day€of€the€offenses€at€the€evidentiary€hearing.€€š šWhen€a€petitioner€contends€thatŠ $ t Štrial€counsel€failed€to€discover,€interview,€or€present€witnesses€.€.€.€these€witnesses€should€beŠ  ` Špresented€by€the€petitioner€at€the€evidentiary€hearing.šš€€ņņBlack€v.€Stateóó,€794€S.W.2d€752,€757€(Tenn.Š ü L  ŠCrim.€App.€1990).€€The€petitionerššs€failure€to€present€the€testimony€of€witnesses€that€he€claimsŠ č 8  Šshould€have€been€at€his€trial€is€fatal€to€his€complaints€regarding€his€attorneyššs€investigation€andŠ Ō$  Šfailure€to€call€witnesses.€€Moreover,€the€petitioner€did€not€present€any€helpful€information€that€hisŠ Ą  Šattorney€could€have€discovered€upon€additional€investigation,€and€he€does€not€explain€why€theŠ ¬ü  Šamount€of€time€his€attorney€spent€preparing€for€trial€was€insufficient.€€Finally,€with€regard€to€hisŠ ˜č  Šclaim€that€his€attorney€failed€to€file€any€pretrial€motions,€the€petitionerššs€summary€argumentsŠ „Ō  Šregarding€the€filing€of€pretrial€motions€do€not€even€suggest€that€this€aspect€of€his€defense€had€anyŠ pĄ Šbearing€upon€his€decision€to€plead€guilty.€€Given€the€trial€attorneyššs€testimony,€the€record€justifiesŠ \¬ Šthe€trial€courtššs€conclusion€that€the€attorney€was€not€ineffective.€€The€judgment€of€the€trial€court€isŠ H˜ Šaffirmed.€€€€€€Š 4„ ŠĢą  ąBased€upon€the€foregoing€and€the€record€as€a€whole,€we€affirm€the€trial€courtššs€denial€of€theŠ  \ Špost„conviction€petition.Š ųH ŠĢĢĢą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ą___________________________________€Š Øų Šą  ąą ` ąą ø ąą  ąą h ąą Ą ąą  ąJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGE